Brown, Harry Allen, Private, 440110, 5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Born Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, England, 12th October 1887 Died of wounds 15th July 1916 aged 28 Buried in Darley Abbey (St. Matthew) Churchyard, Derbyshire
Harry enlisted at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on the 24th December 1914, stating his occupation as freight handler and his next of kin as Ernest Brown, of Darley Abbey. He was five feet six and half inches in height, of a fair complexion with blue eyes and fair hair, and belonged to the Church of England.
1911 Census A railway goods porter Son of Ernest, a cotton manufacturer's litho printer, and Elizabeth Brown, of 14, Brick Row, Darley Abbey, Derbyshire
The original headstone of Harry Allen Brown in St. Matthew's Churchyard, Darley Abbey, since replaced with a standard CWGC headstone
Details of Harry's life placed on his grave, presumably by relatives
Born Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, England, 12th October 1887
Died of wounds 15th July 1916 aged 28
Buried in Darley Abbey (St. Matthew) Churchyard, Derbyshire
Harry enlisted at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on the 24th December 1914, stating his occupation as freight handler and his next of kin as Ernest Brown, of Darley Abbey. He was five feet six and half inches in height, of a fair complexion with blue eyes and fair hair, and belonged to the Church of England.
1911 Census
A railway goods porter
Son of Ernest, a cotton manufacturer's litho printer, and Elizabeth Brown, of 14, Brick Row, Darley Abbey, Derbyshire
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